__NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2010. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2010 earned their European Tour card for 2011.
2010 Challenge Tour2011 European TourPlayerMoney listrankEarnings (€)StartsCutsmadeBestfinishMoney listrankEarnings (€) Álvaro Velasco 1 134,297 30 14 127 206,170 Matt Haines* 2 107,152 35 8 175 88,800 Thorbjørn Olesen* 3 104,754 30 12 48 637,703 Floris de Vries* 4 101,288 23 9 171 99,108 Bernd Wiesberger 5 99,989 33 19 64 469,499 Oscar Florén* 6 98,948 27 13 111 264,783 Daniel Gaunt 7 97,521 33 15 142 167,053 Robert Dinwiddie 8 95,650 30 14 141 170,707 Mark Tullo* 9 92,583 28 11 119 250,806 George Murray* 10 92,339 28 14 81 386,710 Julio Zapata 11 86,961 25 9 213 39,559 Joel Sjöholm* 12 83,907 30 16 107 280,311 Lee Slattery 13 78,358 31 17 82 380,087 Scott Jamieson* 14 67,413 31 13 59 523,754 Matthew Zions 15 63,176 33 11 124 218,452 Marius Thorp* 16 63,127 8 3 n/a 19,475 Lorenzo Gagli 17 62,545 25 21 49 622,846 Magnus A. Carlsson 18 60,469 23 11 134 193,636 Raymond Russell 19 59,376 2 1 n/a 1,900 Alexandre Kaleka* 20 58,888 27 10 159 128,735 * European Tour rookie in 2011 T = Tied The player retained his European Tour card for 2012 (finished inside the top 118, or won). The player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2012, but retained conditional status (finished between 119 and 150). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2012 (finished outside the top 150).
The players ranked 16th through 20th were placed below the Qualifying School graduates on the exemption list, and thus could improve their status by competing in Qualifying School. Alexandre Kaleka improved his status in this way.
Winner on the European Tour in 2011 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up119 Jun Matthew ZionsSaint-Omer Open−8 (68-72-67-69=276)7 strokes Daniel Denison, Peter Gustafsson29 Oct Lee SlatteryBankia Madrid Masters−15 (67-66-69-71=273)1 stroke Lorenzo Gagli
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2011 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score112 Dec 2010 Thorbjørn OlesenAlfred Dunhill Championship Pablo Martín−11 (69-70-68-70=277)−9 (71-68-74-66=279)212 Jun Thorbjørn Olesen (2)BMW Italian Open Robert Rock−21 (64-68-68-67=267)−20 (65-71-70-62=268)33 Jul Thorbjørn Olesen (3)Alstom Open de France Thomas Levet−7 (70-70-67-70=277)−6 (66-71-71-70=278)428 Aug Bernd Wiesbergerlost in five-man playoffJohnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Thomas Bjørn−11 (68-69-71-69=277)−11 (69-71-68-69=277)59 Oct Lorenzo GagliBankia Madrid Masters Lee Slattery−15 (67-66-69-71=273)−14 (65-70-69-70=274)627 Nov Bernd Wiesberger (2)South African Open Championship Hennie Otto−14 (70-67-65-72=274)−13 (69-68-70-68=275)
See also 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
External links Final ranking for 2010